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City Overview

Capital of Tasmania. The second oldest capital in Aus. this small city is surrounded by the Derwent River and Mount Wellington. The main business district is on the west side of the water on the thoroughfares of Campbell, Argyle and Harrington Streets, which slope down to the harbour.

Lovely old Georgian warehouses are still used on the waterfront and the same architecture can be seen at the Colony District of Battery Point. Salamanca Place and Battery Point are home to hundreds of yachts. In times gone by this area was home to the fishermen, whalers, sailers, shipwrights and merchants when ...